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Plant-Based For BeginnersIs It Expensive To Be Plant-Based? Quite the Opposite, It Turns Out
If you’re thinking of going vegan, you can count on one thing: You’ll hear all about how expensive it is to be vegan—from people who aren’t actually plant-based. And if you think you’ll dodge those comments because you’re only making a partial switch to being vegetarian, think again.
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